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Rescue Response Gear’s Horitzonal Rigging Video Trailer and Training Courses

Apr 27

Posted by Rescue Response Gear in DVD and Video, Rescue and Rigging Training, Rigging Lab, RRG TV Streaming Video, Tracklines and Horizontal Rigging | No Comments

We have had an amazing year so far. Raven Media has been a huge help in getting Rescue Response Gear’s Rigging Lab and RRG TV off the ground. People from all over the world are now viewing and learning from our media products. We have a long way to go and have made some mistakes, but you don’t learn unless you take risks. We so appreciate everyone’s feedback and help throughout this year… So thank you.

This course covers Horizontal Systems which is any rigging that requires some aspect of highly controlled influence from some other point separate from the original fall line. Usually people associate this with highlines. This course not only addresses that wonderful world of highlines, but will also give the participant a solid foundation with additional efficiency techniques such as Dynamic Directionals and Two Rope Systems.
This soon to be released video touches the basic elements of Horizontal Rigging.

For more information on the following courses; Horizontal Rigging, NFPA 1006 Rope Rescue Technician, Rigging Physics, Confined Space Entry and Rescue or to have a custom course brought to your area, contact us at www.rescueresponse.com or 888-600-9116.

Tags: basic highline, climbing, dynamic directionals, horizontal rigging, instructional, multi-bundle, Raven Collective Media, reeving systems, rescue, rescue response gear, rock exotica, RRG, RRGTV, search and rescue, sterling rope, tagline

Immediate Release: United States Lifesaving Association designates C4 iRescue Board and iSled as the official board and sled of USLA

Apr 10

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iRESCUE | BOARDS | PADDLES | ACCESSORIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HONOLULU (April 9, 2012) – The United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) has exclusively designated the C4 Waterman iRescue Board as the official rescue board of the USLA and the C4 Waterman iRescue Sled as the official rescue sled of the USLA. The endorsement sheds light on the newest rescue technology available in the United States.

“C4’s inflatable products are the cutting edge in lifesaving, offering an enhanced level of performance that was unavailable until now,” said B. Chris Brewster, President of the USLA. “They’re light, tough, and transportable, a real innovation.”

Veteran watermen and Hawaii ocean lifeguards Archie Kalepa and Brian Keaulana innovated and designed the range. Together they built and tested each model to make sure it meets the needs of the rescuer and the rescued.

“The best thing about these products is not the longevity or the storage benefits, but the technology,” says Kalepa, who has been an active part of C4 Waterman since 2006. “C4‘s Rigid AirCore technology means that our equipment can go where hard boards cannot, which ultimately makes them safer for both the lifeguard and the victim.”

C4 Waterman’s iRESCUE products do not use regular fiberglass construction, EVA foam or epoxy composite layups commonly employed today. Instead they use C4’s Rigid AirCore Technology, making them tough and unbreakable tools, capable of performing well and surviving heavy situations without damage.

C4 Waterman will also offer USLA members access to exclusive pricing on their extensive line of products, including stand up paddle boards, surf boards, paddles, clothing and accessories.

In 2011, the iRESCUE products underwent the strict testing programs of Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) to become the first and only rescue board to receive their certification.

iRescue Board in action
iSled in action

The United States Lifesaving Association is America’s nonprofit, professional association of beach lifeguards and open water rescuers. Its membership is made up of the professionals who guard our coastline and waterways, challenging the elements to effect over 50,000 rescues from drowning each year. For more information visit (www.usla.org)

C4 Waterman, Inc. is an Oahu, Hawaii-based lifestyle and adventure sports equipment company. They are a brand focused on providing the highest quality hard goods and soft goods to water sports athletes and enthusiasts around the world. C4 was the first company with a focus on SUP and continues to lead the pack when it comes to industry recognition, authenticity, innovation and product design.

iRescue Board in action
iSled in action

Horizontal Rigging and Highlines Workshop at The Rigging Lab

Apr 4

Posted by Rescue Response Gear in Rigging Lab, Tracklines and Horizontal Rigging, Training for Technical Rope Rescue | No Comments

Well, we had a great time. Horizontal rigging sounds a bit “out there” and very un-precise. However… that is exactly what went down (well, a least across). Pat and the crew ran through half a dozen scenarios ranging from confined spaces, small and large spans, tensioning systems, mass evacuation systems and everything in-between.

General topics included Taglines (simple handlines and major taglines… also known as off-sets), Dynamic Directionals, Highlines Configurations and Tensioning Systems, Gin Pole and A-Frame set ups and Reeving Systems (Norwegian and English versions). The week ended on building Twin and Quad Bundled Highlines.

The tensioning systems were amazing! The physics involved in this is to much fun… when everything is laid-out and everything is in front of you and making sense… the whole confusion of “over-building” simple systems and obscenities thrown out at people for under-building systems (you’re going to kill someone!) is done away with. General principles, simple physics that we see day in and day out and knowledge of the gear is really key. Ooops… did I push a button on this? It is really fun to learn new things when “sacred cows” are slaughtered.

Physics is much like life… most of what we need to understand is invisible, but the ramifications literally hold the earth together. Mind boggling but humbling to be a part of. The images taken here from The Lab is but a small portion of what was covered. The video segments will be added to Rescue Response Gear TV very soon, so stay tuned.

We have another course coming up in October… come join us!

Thank you Sterling Rope for all the help and assistance!

iRescue inflatable rescue board by C4: Now At Rescue Response Gear

Apr 2

Posted by Rescue Response Gear in search and rescue, Water Rescue | No Comments

Rescue Response Gear is now a distributor of the iRescue inflatable rescue board by C4

A new video of the iRescue inflatable in action, was filmed on location in Hawaii by Raven Collective media. Utilizing C4’s proprietary state-of-the-art inflatable construction, international water safety experts Brian Keaulana and Archie Kalepa have refined and perfected these new rescue tools in the rough and unforgiving waters of the Hawaiian Islands, drawing on their decades of devising, practicing, and teaching their revolutionary ocean rescue techniques to scores of government, military, and private organizations around the world.

iRescue inflatable rescue board by C4 from Raven Collective Media on Vimeo.

Tags: C4 Waterman, News, Raven Collective Media, rescue response gear, Video, water rescue

C4 Waterman Gear- Now At Rescue Response Gear

Mar 23

Posted by Rescue Response Gear in search and rescue, Water Rescue | No Comments

New Line Of C4 Waterman Inflatables And Gear

C4 Waterman iRescue | Inflatable Rescue Boards for Rescue Professionals

All C4 iWATERMAN products are fabricated from heavy-duty, military-grade, double-wall PVC material. Inside each product, thousands of high-tech fiber ‘cilia’ anchor the deck to bottom, allowing for superior rigidity and locking in C4’s proprietary rockers–features that grant never before seen durability and the closest thing to hard board performance of any inflatable surfcraft. And unlike the other brands that use only glue on their seams, the iWATERMAN products are finely stitched with 30% additional thicker, high-tensile fiber thread, making them much tougher, stiffer, and able to withstand a higher PSI (pounds per square inch) of inflation, ranging from 14 -18 PSI. The result: A rough-and-ready surf/paddle/rescue tool that is pliant enough to bounce off rocks, yet still deliver hard product performance and reliability.

C4 Waterman iNipper Inflatable Rescue Board

C4 Waterman iSled Inflatable Rescue Sled

C4 Waterman iRescue Inflatable Rescue Board

Tags: C4 Waterman, rescue response gear, search and rescue, Video, water rescue

Rigging Lab Course | Confined Space Entry and Rescue | APR 23-27 ’12

Mar 16

Posted by Rescue Response Gear in Confined Space, Rescue and Rigging Training, Rigging Lab, Rope Access, Services & Education | No Comments

Rigging Lab Course | Confined Space Entry and Rescue | APR 23-27 ’12
$785.00
RLCCONSPENTRES
(New Jan ’12)

Length: 5 Days

Course Dates: April 23 – April 27, 2012

Tuition: $785

Prerequisite: Operational rope skills

Course Description: This training is congruent to the requirements of NFPA 1006, Level 1 and 2 for Confined Space Technical Rescuer. Included are in depth studies in the many phases of confined space rescuers encompassing scene management, lockout/tagout, atmospheric monitoring, ventilation, SCBA/supplied air, portable anchor systems, patent packaging, and entry and extrication.

Course Bonus: Each student receives a dvd disc copy of filming of their course.

Location:
Address: 601 N. Larch St., Sisters, OR 97759

This course takes place at the Rescue Response Gear training facility in Sisters, Oregon in The Rigging Lab . This location is conveniently serviced by four commercial airports.

Instructors:
We offer world class instruction renowned for providing a platform of exhaustive, elite professional industry standard instruction.

Itinerary:
This course is an intensive schedule mixing classroom and many hours of in-harness time. Participants are expected to be on-site for 8-10 hours each day.

Included:
Upon course completion a 6 month courtesy window for 10% discount on select Rescue Response Gear purchases. Coupon code for 10% discount on website purchases of select gear is made available during course attendance.

Not Included:
The course tuition does not cover travel to the course location, accommodations (discounted hotels are nearby), meals or technical gear needed for student participation.

More Information Here…

Tags: confined space, education, Industrial Rope Access, rescue and rigging, Rigging Lab, rock exotica, sterling rope, technical rescue, training

VIDEO RELEASES | Bombproof Anchors – Confined Space Rig | RRG TV

Mar 5

Posted by Rescue Response Gear in Confined Space, Rescue and Rigging Training, Rigging Lab, RRG TV Streaming Video, Services & Education, Video | 1 Comment

Two new video series just added.

Elements of Rigging with Pat Rhodes Volume 1 (9 set series)

Elements of Rigging with Pat Rhodes Volume 2 (5 set series)

Now over 100 videos at Rescue Response Gear TV!

New, lower subscription prices. New savings have been passed on to us so we want to pass them on to our subscribers.

Purchase Options starting at $1

For more information go to Rescue Response Gear TV

Tags: anchor, belays and rappels, education, Industrial Rope Access, rescue and rigging, riggers, RRG TV, sterling rope, training, Video

Water Filters Delivered By ERSLA C/O Rescue Response Gear

Feb 15

Posted by Rescue Response Gear in Causes, ERSLA, News | 1 Comment

Here is a recent letter from our friends at ERSLA. This letter is letting us know who ERSLA is helping with donated water filters on behalf of Rescue Response Gear. This is a great project that brings clean water to Latin America through people and organizations. You can find our more about this project at ERSLA’s web page on the Rescue Response Gear website.

This week the family of Azucena Jarquin recieved a water filter in your name. Attached is a photo. If you would like to see the location of their home, please go to google earth www.googleearth.com and type the coordinates 13 31.407 N 86 32.216 W

Also, the family of Azucena Jarquin recieved a water filter in your name. Attached is a photo. If you would like to see the location of their home, please go to google earth www.googleearth.com and type the coordinates 13 31.407 N 86 32.216 W

Also, the family of Lourdres Perez recieved a water filter in your name. Attached is a photo. If you would like to see the location of their home, please go to google earth www.googleearth.com and type the coordinates 13 31.288 N 86 32.157 W

Also, the family of Lidia Cruz Gonzalez recieved a water filter in your name. Attached is a photo. If you would like to see the location of their home, please go to google earth www.googleearth.com and type the coordinates 13 31.363 N 86 32.237 W

Also, the family of Linec Rivera recieved a water filter in your name. Attached is a photo. If you would like to see the location of their home, please go to google earth www.googleearth.com and type the coordinates 13 31.385 N 86 32.216 W

Because of your donation, we were able to identify a serious safety concern in the community. Many of the families are using used medical syringes as electrical switches. They run a wire from one end to the other and place a small piece of metal between. By closing the syringe will turn on the light and pulling it apart will turn it off. This, of course is extremely dangerous. ERSLA is currently evaluating the best way to resolve this issue in the community. Without your donation, we would not have had the opportunity to do a fire safety inspection and this issue may have gone undetected.

Thank you for your donation. Now these families will have safe drinking water for years to come.

Rodney McDonald

Tags: cause, Clean Water, ERSLA, fire department, rescue response gear

Rigging Lab Course | Portable Anchors/AHD | FEB 27- MAR 2 ’12

Feb 9

Posted by Rescue Response Gear in DVD and Video, Industrial Rope Access, News, Rescue and Rigging Training, Rigging Lab, Rope Access, Services & Education, Training for Technical Rope Rescue, Video | 2 Comments

Great new portable anchors course for Rope Rescue Pro’s involved in Technical Rescue, Rope Access and Rigging.

We offer world class instruction renowned for providing a platform of exhaustive, elite professional industry standard instruction.

Rigging Lab Course | Portable Anchors/AHD | FEB 27- MAR 2 2012

Now Included:
Upon course completion a 6 month courtesy window for 10% discount on select Rescue Response Gear purchases. Rock Exotica’s Arizona Vortex and SMC’s TerrAdaptor are included in this offer. Coupon code for 10% discount on website purchases of select gear is made available during course attendance.

CALL 888.600.9116 OR EMAIL US ABOUT OUR RIGGING LABS AND INTRODUCTORY OFFERS

Portable Anchors/AHD • Course Dates: February 27 – March 2, 2012 (courses 1, 2 & 3 at extra savings) Enrollment status: Open

Day 1 of this rope technician’s skills course is a day for the purpose of learning the rigging theory that supports sound and reliable manipulative tripod and quad-pod skills congruent with the requirements of NFPA 1670 and 1006 Technician level. Basic force multiplier theory of artificial high directional portable anchors is a key component of this Module. Days 2-3 we will fine tune our back-tying skills as they apply to guying mono-pods and bi-pods. Intermediate force multiplier theory that is applicable to portable anchors, including a working understanding of tension/compression, coefficient of friction and resultant force are key components of this Module. Days 4-5 will advance the practitioner’s knowledge when rigging high directional anchors for horizontal systems, and for advance systems that require the rigging of multiple resultants on one anchor. Not only do we continue with advanced applications of Mono-pods, bi-pods, and tripods, we will explore the relationship between compression and tension and how this knowledge can help create elevated points in seemingly impossible locations.

Course Bonus for all four courses:

Rigging Lab course bonus: Each student receives a dvd disc copy of filming of their course jpg image Each student receives a dvd disc copy of filming of their course.